Gastrosurgery UK

Gastrosurgery UK is founded and led by Mr Abhay Chopada. It is a team of dedicated professionals with a commitment to provide “Competent Compassionate Care” for all your embarrassing bowel problems and surgical conditions.

Mr Abhay Chopada MS FRCS

Gastrosurgery UK is led by Mr Abhay Chopada Consultant Laparoscopic, General and Colorectal Surgeon. He has been recognized by Tatler Magazine in their 2007 and 2013 Doctor's Guides as one of the Top Surgical Gastroenterologists in UK

Gall Bladder Surgery

The gallbladderis a pear-shaped sac that hangs like a little pod from a tree branch. This pod and its branch, the cystic duct, are attached to the common hepatic duct, which comes from the liver. These ducts lead into the common bile duct, which is attached to the duodenum, the entry to the small intestine. All the ducts from the liver and the gallbladder itself form the biliary system, often called the biliary tree.

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is a technique, which involves operations on the colon and rectum through 4 or 5 small incisions. A laparoscope (a narrow tube having a tiny camera) is inserted through the incision which gives the surgeon, an enlarged image of the internal organs on a television screen.

Upper GI Endoscopy

Endoscopy is a test which allows the doctor to examine the inside of the patient’s oesophagus, stomach, and portions of the intestine, with an instrument called an endoscope, a thin flexible lighted tube.It is performed by a well-trained subspecialist who uses the endoscope to diagnose and, in some cases, treat problems of the upper digestive system.By adjusting the various controls on the endoscope, the doctor can safely guide the instrument to carefully examine the inside lining of the upper digestive system.

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Management of Rectal Bleeding

Rectal bleeding is bleeding through the anus. The bleeding may be bright red, dark maroon or a tarry colour, which you may notice in your stools, toilet bowl or toilet paper.Rectal bleeding may occur from any part of the gastrointestinal …

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Post Operative Care

Most anorectal surgical procedures are done in same-day surgery. a few more extensive procedures require hospitalization for one to three days. You ability to tolerate the pain postoperatively and your doctor’s concern about your wounds determine the time of discharge.

MRI Scan

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Scan uses a strong magnetic field and pulses of radio waves to make pictures of the body including tissues, organs and nerves on a computer.

Inside a MRI scanner, a strong magnetic field aligns the protons in our body. Then the pulses of the radio waves are sent, these protons get knocked off from their positions.

When the magnetic field is stopped, these protons try to get back to their original position. When doing so, they emit radio signals.

As the protons in various parts of our body align at different speed, various types of radio signals are emitted. These signals are captured by the receiving device in the scanner, which are then transmitted to a computer. The computer then creates an image depending on the radio signals received from the body.

Preparation for procedure

There is no preparation to be done for MRI scan.

You might have to fill up a safety questionnaire that asks about objects containing metal like pacemaker, hearing aids. If you have a pacemaker implanted, you will not be able to take the MRI scan.

You must not wear any metal objects when you go for the MRI scan. Fixed metal objects in your body like screws fitted during a fracture should be fine if they were fitted more than 8 weeks ago. However you should still inform the technician about these objects before the procedure is to begin.

What happens on the day?

The whole procedure usually takes about 15-40 minutes to complete. In some cases, contrasting agents are injected to give clear pictures of the organs or tissues.

You will be asked to lie still on a couch.

This couch will then slide into the MRI scanner.

The MRI scanner is a 1.5 metres tunnel surrounded by a circular magnet. A receiving device is places behind or near the part of the body to be scanned and examined.

You have to lie very still during the whole procedure, or the pictures may come blurred. You can talk to the radiographer who is present in the next room via intercom. However, since the scanner makes a lot of noise, you will be provided earplugs to protect your ears.

Benefits, Risks and Alternatives

The benefits of MRI scan are:

e benefits of MRI scan are:

MRI scan gives a clearer picture of the body than the X-ray. It is used where X-rays and other imaging techniques do not give detailed information like details of torn ligaments around joints.

MRI scans are safe and painless. They do not use any radiations like X-rays or CT scan.

The risks include:

MRI scan is usually not recommended for pregnant women, due to the presence of the strong magnetic field which might have some effect on the unborn baby.

People with pacemakers implanted in their chests cannot undergo MRI scan.

Very rarely some people might have reaction to the dye used as a contrasting agent during the MRI scan.

Aftercare

There are no precautions to be taken after the scan. You can resume your normal activities immediately.

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